扣

扣 (kòu) – to fasten

kòu

to fasten

HSK 3.0 Level 60 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to fasten
  2. 2to button
  3. 3button
  4. 4buckle
  5. 5knot
  6. 6to arrest
  7. 7to confiscate
  8. 8to deduct (money)
  9. 9discount
  10. 10to knock
  11. 11to smash, spike or dunk (a ball)
  12. 12to cover (with a bowl etc)
  13. 13(fig.) to tag a label on sb
  14. 14(Tw) (loanword) code

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Related words

回扣

huí kòu

brokerage

扣除

kòu chú

to deduct

扣留

kòu liú

to detain

扣押

kòu yā

to detain

纽扣

niǔ kòu

button

折扣

zhé kòu

discount

扣人心弦

kòu rén xīn xián

to excite

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